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Literacy Task Force

Literacy Task Force. Literacy Advisory Group. What is Literacy?. Disparities in Early Vocabulary Growth. 1200. College Educated Parents. Working Class Parents. 600. Cumulative Vocabulary (Words). Welfare Parents. 200. 16 mos. 24 mos. 36 mos. Child’s Age (Months).

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Literacy Task Force

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  1. Literacy Task Force

  2. Literacy Advisory Group

  3. What is Literacy?

  4. Disparities in Early Vocabulary Growth 1200 College Educated Parents Working Class Parents 600 Cumulative Vocabulary (Words) Welfare Parents 200 16 mos. 24 mos. 36 mos. Child’s Age (Months) Source: Hart & Risley (1995)

  5. The 30 Million Word Calamity • By age 4, the average child in a professional family has an accumulated experience of almost 45 million words • By age 4, the average child in a working-class family has an accumulated experience of almost 26 million words • By age 4, the average child in a welfare family has accumulated experience of almost 13 million words

  6. ECHOS Results 2007-08 Through 2009-10

  7. Comprehensive investigation of promotion and retention rates in BCPS from 2007-08 through 2009-10 • Promotion increases at all grade levels and across virtually all groups. •  Across all grades tested in 2009-10, 64.3% of promoted students scored at or above • proficiency on FCAT. •  Third grade Black male students evidenced the lowest promotion rates for the 2009-10 school year. •  The innovation zones with the largest retentions rates were Boyd Anderson (n=831, • 9.6%), Dillard (n=315, 4.4%), Deerfield Beach (n=241, 4.1%), Hallandale (n=172, • 3.6%), and Stranahan (n=144, 3.3%).

  8. Increase in Graduation Rate Source. Florida’s Graduation Rates from FDOE Education Information and Accountability Department

  9. Proficiency Rates Source. Florida’s Graduation Rates from FDOE Education Information and Accountability Department

  10. Broward County Public Schools Pillars for Student Success Task Force Initiatives Quality Teachers and Leaders in Schools Family Involvement Community Support Mentoring Academic Expectations

  11. Through focused collaboration in task force action groups, community members, parents, teachers, school based leadership, and district leadership will work together to: • Explore methods to raise academic expectations and advance student achievement throughout the district. • Research information to enhance knowledge about strategies for improving education and teacher/leader quality. • Plan, organize, evaluate, and recommend school-based, family, and community initiatives for all levels and all students, including ESE and ESOL.

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